Not exact matches
I think Plato knew that the other
animals, especially the lower kinds, for instance insects, although of course self - moved and hence
minded, are not intellectual, and live by feeling
rather than thought.
Such types of
animal minds, evolved in relation to a reciprocal interaction between the selection of environment by
animal and of
animal by environment, are what we refer to
rather crudely as instincts.
THE LURE OF POLITICALLY CORRECT DIETS For some high -
minded teenagers, anti-saturated fat dogma may dovetail
rather conveniently with pro-vegetarian arguments, 12 particularly because the search for «meaningful moral standards, values and belief systems» is a critical developmental task during adolescence.13 (It should be noted that moralistic claims in favor of vegetarianism often prevent earnest vegetarian teens from coming face to face with underlying farming realities — including the fact that sustainable farming requires enriching soil with
animal products such as bone meal and manure.12) Recognizing the fact that adolescent boys also can be preoccupied with physical concerns about weight or athletic prowess, it is perhaps not terribly surprising that a sizeable proportion of teenage boys appear to be persuaded by advice that vegetarianism is a «healthy» lifestyle.
Which in the last 5 - 10 years seems to be not in the best intrest of the
animal but
rather a power trip for a small closed -
minded petty person.
At the same time, many owners have a bit more peace of
mind knowing that they're adding beneficial supplements to their pet's meal
rather than relying completely on nutrition from
animal flesh.
In R. v. Suarez - Noa, 2015 ONSC 3823 Justice Reid ordered a mistrial after the prosecutor suggested «to the jury that the accused had behaved like an
animal rather than a human being,» calling the characterization «highly improper» and incapable of being «erased from the
minds of the jurors» (para. 10 - 11)